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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1976
Page
9
Mexico's oldest residence once home to the Pasqueth family for 124 years is being demolished after the death of Miss Harriette Pasqueth. The landmark, acquired by First National Bank after her passing, stood as a 13 room frame house now reduced to rubble on winter snow.
President elect Carter met with housing advisers in Washington to discuss options to stimulate the lagging construction industry. A proposed measure would seek up to 5 billion dollars from Congress to subsidize mortgage interest rates, tapping unused funds from the Emergency Housing Act of 1975. Other options include cutting red tape in federal housing programs to speed funds to the market. Carter also planned sessions on economy labor transportation health education welfare energy agriculture and government reorganization and further interviews with potential Cabinet appointees. He travelled from Georgia to Washington and will visit the Pentagon Friday.
Kissinger warned NATO foreign ministers that rising Soviet economic power yields military power and the West must stay strong. He urged detente but said diplomacy cannot replace military security and conveyed Carter’s pledge to sustain and strengthen NATO. He urged rejecting a Warsaw Pact no-first-use proposal and said NATO should remain open to Spain’s potential membership.
President-elect Carter signals an expanded role for Walter Mondale in the transition with Mondale and Hamilton Jordan shaping cabinet picks. Mondale attends major meetings, drafts appointee plans, and pushes crime and urban aid initiatives while avoiding public discussion of his future influence.
Moslem banker Salim el-Hoss began forming a new government in Beirut saying it will not take much time. President Elias Sarkis urged technocrats, sought emergency powers and a six month state of emergency. Leftists fear censorship as Syria backs the effort to stabilize and rebuild after 19 months of civil war.
Hardy's Inc workers resume Boulevard repaving restricting part of the street to one way. Eastbound traffic continues normally while westbound is detoured to Breckenridge and Morris to return to Boulevard. Rerouting continues into early next year until winter shutdown. Work includes new sanitary and storm sewers.
Washington AP reports the 1976 Capitol Hill sex scandal winds down with six House members implicated in misconduct. No charges will be pursued. Wayne L. Hays of Ohio and John Young of Texas had cases closed for lack of evidence. Hays resigned as committee chairman and later left the House amid the affair with Elizabeth Ray.
Jefferson City AP The Missouri Public Service Commission sees broad support for charging for directory assistance with a 4 20 cent per call plan after five calls monthly. Commissioners cite cost relatedness and potential savings, though details like exemptions remain unsettled. Bell argues 20 cents per call after three within same area code saves about 4 million yearly.
Health officials widen a measles outbreak in southwest Missouri centered in Lebanon, Laclede County, with at least 150 cases in the county and about 50 more across six surrounding counties. They conduct case and school searches to identify cases and unvaccinated children and fear cross state spread from Thanksgiving travelers.
Patricia Hearst, under armed security, won an eight week postponement of her kidnapping robbery and assault trial to April 4. She appeared with Judge William Ritz and waived speedy trial rights after asking permission to delay. Her previous bail was set at 1.26 million dollars and she had been released November 19.
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